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Japan’s second largest mobile network extends family plan to gay couples
KDDI, Japan’s second largest mobile network, has announced it will extend family plans to gay couples with partnership certificates.
The move comes after Tokyo’s Shibuya ward became the first municipality in the conservative country to recognize same-sex unions as ‘equivalent to marriage’ in March. Although not legally binding, the certificates extend housing and hospital visitation rights to gay couples within the district.
Most mobile network operators in Japan offer a discounts to families and often require a government-issued residency certificate from the family’s ward office.
KDDI will start accepting partnership certificates as proof of residency when Shibuya ward begins issuing them in October.
It also it will accept partnership or marriage certificates from any other municipality that approves them.
Japanese news blog RocketNews24 noted: ‘It may not seem like an especially major step, but coming from a company as large as KDDI, this could potentially cause a ripple-effect through many other Japanese companies.
‘There are also already discussions being had within Japan about allowing same-sex couples to add their partner to their life insurance plan.’
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Darren Wee
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